Spring Flora ID

with Alexandra Holland

Saturday, May 3  |  1 - 4 pm

BRN - Core  |  BREG - Core

As we walk the Arboretum’s trails, we’ll focus on learning to identify spring wildflowers plus trees. We’ll discuss plant communities and habitats along with the natural and cultural history of the native flora of the Blue Ridge. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide and Swanson’s A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians are recommended as references.

Alexandra Holland graduated from Duke University and earned her Master's degree in botany from the University of Texas at Austin. She was in the first class of students to be certified as Blue Ridge Naturalists. Alexandra managed the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin and spent many hours working with education programs at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. She has taught botany for over a decade and leads nature hikes in Western NC for groups of all ages.

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The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, United States